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English noun: spoiler | |||
| 1. | spoiler (person) a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | campaigner, candidate, nominee | ||
| 2. | spoiler (person) someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | ||
| Synonyms | despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stealer, thief | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buccaneer, pirate, sea robber, sea rover | ||
| Domain category | war, warfare | ||
| 3. | spoiler (person) someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence | ||
| Synonyms | coddler, mollycoddler, pamperer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| 4. | spoiler (artifact) an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface | ||
| 5. | spoiler (artifact) a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface | ||
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